IPod not detected by iTunes OR Windows Vista

Hi all,
Running Vista and latest version of iTunes 7.6.1
All of a sudden, iTunes has stopped detecting my iPod nano 2nd gen.
Vista also does not detect the iPod though it does charge.
Tried other USB ports.
Unistalled iTunes and carried out all the activities in the support KB for this subject that Apple have published.
Nothing has worked.
Am considering rebuilding but don't want to do something so terminal

FIXED
This was the fix:
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
Hope this helps someone!

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try this http://www.copypod.net/
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